Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday, five weeks after conservative activist was fatally shot at Utah Valley University.
Illinois officials call for fence removal at Broadview ICE facility before Tuesday court deadline, as congressman denied access to check on detained 15-year-old from his district.
North Carolina Republicans will redraw congressional districts next week to gain GOP seat, part of nationwide redistricting fight including Texas, Missouri and California.
Vance warns deeper cuts to federal workforce coming as shutdown enters 12th day, threatening painful reductions beyond the over 4,000 employees set to be fired.
Speaker Johnson keeps House out of session during 10-day shutdown, canceling votes through at least next Tuesday while blaming Senate Democrats for blocking GOP stopgap bill.
Senate passes defense bill 77-20 after Democrats fail to limit Trump’s domestic troop deployments, with all four amendments restricting National Guard use rejected along party lines.
Republicans repeal Biden mining and drilling restrictions in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota despite findings projects threaten wildlife and Alaska Native tribes reliant on hunting.
Vance makes second Indiana trip to salvage stalled mid-cycle redistricting after state Republicans warn White House that Senate leader is subtly discouraging the partisan remap effort.
Senate votes to repeal 1991 and 2003 Iraq war authorizations despite Trump’s opposition to limits on his military power, with even Republican opponents declining to fight the measure.
Senate Republicans block war powers resolution to stop Trump’s unauthorized strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela that killed at least 21 people without trial or evidence.
Trump appoints retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin to lead immigration courts despite 2013 firing from Quantico security command for negligently discharging gun in his office.
Senate confirms Neil Jacobs as NOAA chief despite 2019 ethics violation when he criticized forecasters who corrected Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama.
AG Bondi calls senators “liar” and “failed lawyer” during hearing while refusing to answer questions about Epstein files, Homan bribery probe and politicization of Justice Department.
Senate Republicans use month-old rule allowing group confirmations to approve more than 100 Trump nominees at once, including former football star Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas.
GOP senators reveal FBI analyzed cellphone records of nine Republican lawmakers during Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation, calling it privacy violations and promising consequences.
Trump says he will decide which furloughed federal workers receive back pay after OMB deletes from its website reference to 2019 law he signed guaranteeing retroactive pay for all employees.
Cruz uses Senate committee authority to demand Wikipedia bias documents weeks after criticizing FCC chair for pressuring ABC, comparing government media pressure to mafia shakedown.
Trump demands Democrats reopen government before discussing health care, reversing earlier Monday openness to ACA subsidy deal as Democratic leaders deny any negotiations exist.
Trump tells Navy sailors not to worry about paychecks held by government shutdown, promising back pay while blaming Democrats for funding standoff.
Speaker Johnson cancels House votes through Oct. 13 to pressure Democrats on shutdown while delaying Epstein files discharge petition set to succeed once new Democrat sworn in.
Speaker Johnson continues blocking Arizona Democrat’s swearing-in for 8th day, keeping her from becoming 218th signature to force Epstein files vote.
Trump posts second AI-generated deepfake video mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with sombrero and mustache hours after Jeffries condemned first video as racist bigotry.
Senate Democrats demand clarity from White House after Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano says he’d consider raising retirement age, then walks back comment claiming administration “not considering” changes.
House Republicans abruptly adjourn session to avoid swearing in newly-elected Arizona Democrat whose vote would provide 218th vote needed to pass bill releasing Epstein files.
Federal government shuts down as Republicans refuse to negotiate health care funding Democrats say is required for 60-vote Senate passage.
House Democrats release district-by-district tool showing Medicaid, Medicare and ACA cuts’ local impact as they refuse to capitulate in shutdown negotiations over Republican healthcare changes.
Government shutdown appears unavoidable after White House meeting fails as Trump administration authorizes permanent firing of federal workers during funding lapse.
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed map splitting Kansas City’s 20-year Democratic district into rural conservative areas ahead of 2026 midterms.
Trump agrees to meet congressional leaders Monday after canceling last Thursday talks, threatening mass federal firings if government shuts down September 30.
House Democrats release Epstein records showing scheduled meetings with Bannon, Thiel and Gates, plus query about Musk visiting island.
Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid despite GAO ruling the move illegal.
House Republicans propose renaming career training Pell Grants as “Trump Grants” despite Rhode Island opposition to changing the 45-year-old name.
Justice Department indicts James Comey for lying to Congress days after Trump replaces prosecutor who refused to charge him.
Sen. Lindsey Graham used a national Fox News interview to endorse a third presidential term for Trump, a direct challenge to the 22nd Amendment.
A federal judge finds Trump’s firing of 17 government watchdogs unlawful but denies their reinstatement, stating he could legally fire them again with proper notice.
The White House tells federal agencies to plan permanent layoffs ahead of a shutdown, targeting employees in programs “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”
The Justice Dept. appears poised to charge James Comey with lying to Congress just days after Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the new prosecutor.
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration.
House Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded Trump to cancel a shutdown meeting with Democrats, fearing the president would cut a deal unfavorable to the GOP.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins her late father’s Arizona House seat, shrinking the GOP majority and delivering the final signature needed to force a vote on releasing Epstein files.
Trump will meet Democratic leaders on Thursday to avert a government shutdown after they bypassed GOP leadership for direct talks.
Republican Senator Rand Paul calls the FCC chair’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license “absolutely inappropriate,” breaking with Trump who defended the action.
Trump taps his legal adversary Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell for the U.S. investor group buying TikTok after freezing a congressionally mandated sale.
Democratic leaders demanded a meeting with Trump 10 days before a government shutdown deadline, blaming him for a standoff over health care funding.
The White House detailed a TikTok deal giving Oracle control of U.S. data months after Trump used executive orders to bypass a congressionally mandated ban.
George Soros gives $10 million to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to redraw congressional maps to oust Republicans.
Senator Ted Cruz likens the FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics, drawing a rebuke from President Trump.
The House passes a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, but dozens of Democrats object to language praising his character.
The Senate confirms former NSA Michael Waltz as UN ambassador after a deal to release foreign aid secured Democratic support.
The Senate rejects both Republican and Democratic stopgap funding bills, moving the government closer to a shutdown in 11 days.
